Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used WWII German Wehrmacht Luftwaffe EM/NCO's Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß) with the correct leather belt, which looks to originally have been black. It is embossed with the wartime Luftwaffe straight tail eagle inside a laurel wreath on the front. A very nice injection molded and crimped aluminum construction box buckle with a pebbled background. The buckle is in very good condition, showing no deformation, though there is some wear to the details on the eagle.

The belt itself measures about 38 3/4” from end to end, made from thick leather with the standard leather tab attached to it for size adjustment. These usually have 7 pairs of holes for length adjustment, but this one has 9 pairs, so some additional holes were added during service. Overall it shows a good amount of wear from age and use, with the original black finish on the exterior worn and scratched, however the stitching is all still fully intact. The end hook is has a 38 date and a maker code that we do not recognize.

Overall a very nice service used example of a hard to find WWII German Belt and buckle, ready to research and display!

The Luftwaffe, the air force of the German military during the Third Reich, was established in 1935. Over the next 10 years, Luftwaffe troops wore a huge variety of uniforms. Enlisted men generally wore uniforms issued from military depots. Most enlisted soldiers had wool trousers and a short jacket with two internal lower pockets, called a Fliegerbluse, as well as a dressier 4-pocket tunic, the Tuchrock. Officers wore the same general uniform styles, but as officers had to supply their own uniforms, they usually wore tailor made versions. There were also myriad varieties of specialized uniforms worn by certain units or in specific situations, from the tuxedo-style “gala” formal wear uniform of the pre-war period, to the plain coveralls worn by crews of anti-aircraft cannons. There were work uniforms, tropical and summer uniforms, and camouflage clothing for airborne troops and other Luftwaffe soldiers in ground combat. Flight crews had their own specialized gear, including leather jackets and warm, electrically heated suits. Most but not all Luftwaffe uniform jackets bore the Luftwaffe emblem of a flying eagle holding a swas.